Thomas the Tank Engine Thread - The place for fellow autists to gather around and discuss the rising inflation in Sodor.

[starborn427614]

RIP.

 

[The_Red_Man]

Quick reminder that in the Japanese Thomas And Friends, Cranky is voiced by Kazuma Kiryu's VA.

 

[Big Nasty]

Anyone here got a copy of the death metal version of the Thomas the Tank Engine that used to available as a download on the Something Awful front page?

 

[Danann]

Brannon Carty, maker of the An Unlikely Fandom documentary, has revealed today that Britt Allcroft has died at the age of 81.
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Link

RIP to the creator of my childhood.

I kneel for a legendary figure's death...it was an honor having you here on Earth, Britt.

 

[Patrick Bait-man]

 

[MasterCylinder]

Well bust my buffers, the original pilot from the TV series is now available to view

 

[jONALD]

finally, peak for us brocomotives!

 

[Gloria The Glorious]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=esi1J2Q_WVM
Well bust my buffers, the original pilot from the TV series is now available to view

Always neat to see stuff like this unearthed, from the source no less this time.

 

[Lapsus of the bepsus]

best news ive heard all week

 

[Mr. Manchester]

Good for the autists. I always appreciate when someone manages to preserve some small piece of history like this, even if it is just a little kids show about a talking train.

 

[Patrick Bait-man]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=esi1J2Q_WVM
Well bust my buffers, the original pilot from the TV series is now available to view

Here's an article (A) from People magazine with some additional information about the pilot.


Local archive of the pilot:

5:29

 

[Delany's Donkey]

the most unintentionally ominous shit I've ever seen in my life.

 

[Prokhor Zakharov]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=esi1J2Q_WVM
Well bust my buffers, the original pilot from the TV series is now available to view

WTF is "ditch water" and what does it have to do with trains?

 

[Roast]

WTF is "ditch water" and what does it have to do with trains?

Ditch water refers to stagnant water in a ditch, which when in locomotives can cause bacterial problems.

 

[SneedOrLean]

Now this is awesome.

 

[ThatsMyDog]

Ringo will do anything for a buck.

 

[Fluoxetine Man]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=esi1J2Q_WVM
Well bust my buffers, the original pilot from the TV series is now available to view

Gear!

 

[He's Ronald McDonald]

It's the 80th anniversary of The Railway Series. The Three Railway Engines was published on May 12, 1945.

 

[Duncan]

Happy 80th! I spent the weekend listening to the audiobook versions of The Railway Series and every time I hear these stories I fall in love again. Wilbert Awdry truly was a master world builder. Anyways, besides the pilot episode dropping, here's some other things that happened for the Anniversary:

UnluckyTug uploaded a video on the complete history of Thomas himself:

The Talyllyn Railway hosted "Railway Series Weekend" where their No 3 (Sir Haydyn) was re-painted into Sir Handel (I hope they keep this because it looks excellent)


The TR also announced Awdry Extravaganza 2025 which is happening this July. Duke and Mike are the visiting engines this year along with Sir Handel, Rusty, and Fred. The TR has seriously done more for Fred than the books ever did.

And, imo, the coolest thing announced today was that Accurascale is making an OO gauge model of Wilbert the Forest Engine. Wilbert is a real engine that was named in honor of Rev. Awdry in 1987. He even got his own book written by Awdry's son, Christopher, in 1994. Sadly, the loco has been slowly rusting away in a siding on the Dean Forest Railway since 2016. Accurascale is donating all sales of the model to the Dean Forest so they can cosmetically restore Wilbert and place him on display with signs to tell the story of Awdry and the engine named in his honor. I couldn't think of a better anniversary announcement than that!

https://www.accurascale.com/en-us/blogs/news/lets-restore-wilbert-together-with-our-exclusive-model

How it started vs How it's going:

 

[Spob]

There is a YT content creator named Richard Jordan (Skarloey123, Skarloey being the name of a narrow gauge engine in the show) who has been influential in the fan community for 15 or so years, but was recently exposed as being a vile pedophile who likely abused and recorded lewd videos of his own children. Some of his accomplishments include producing videos on YT that have gotten millions of views, founding the Trainz modeling service Sodor Island 3D (Trainz is a train simulator), and creating a popular fan character named Alfred. His personals are still up for now. [YT] [Twitter]

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/wake-forest-university-doctor-charged-sexual-exploitaton-minor-peeping/83-e84d224f-0553-4f01-8116-f4465aa71306

He was a doctor at Wake Forest University and a father.

Further context, including a confirmation that it is him:

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https://x.com/SepticShock2005/status/1923598010233016739

IMO, unsurprisingly, the Thomas fandom can get really autistic at times, and merits as much scrutiny as bronies, or even more. Some more petty drama I've identified:

- Kiefer Adams being a pedo (and making bad stories in general); unlike Jordan, he is still active
- WildNorWester getting butthurt over people reusing and modifying Trainz assets from him (and also being accused of being a pedo, though the jury's still out on this one), Jordan's SI3D is mentioned, and was shut down at the time, I think due to Mattel (the owners of the show) copyright striking them... but WildNorWester copyright struck the people who stole from HIM
- ownership controversies over the collection of production models
- something about a "Mason Dey"
- general toxicity over the direction of the show, e.g. the inclusion of female/African characters, or divisiveness over the reboot "All Engines Go"

Here is some more buffoonery I've noticed:
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(https://x.com/DemonOfNowhere; has created NB characters too, also reportedly a pedo: https://x.com/DOliverfan/status/1923599831068508483)

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(Rusty was originally male in the books Thomas was based on, but the show adapted him into avoiding pronouns to promote gender diversity because there were too many male trains)

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(https://youtu.be/T1-NFQ5x8_Y; custom mv for a song in the show, featuring multiple cartoons)

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(https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpyvcgU3wYNiU1raUCjkcO50MAxti7eic)

I would not trust my kids around the grown man who is SuperDogLover1.